Hair-waving apparatus



April25, 1939. R. s. LELAND HAIR-WAVING APPARATUS Filed June 22, 1938 m R a W m M mm m V mm m v rag Du L. M H n 2 mm x. 4 m l K 7 i1 Z 7 H a H E s u 5 E N W w Patented Apr. 25, 1939 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE 12 Claims.

an amateunand which will hold the hair tight or under tension while subjecting the same to a chemicall'i treated-pad for permanently setting the hair. I In the accompanying drawing- Fig. l is a view in elevation illustrating an embodiment of the invention at the beginning of the hair-winding operation;

Fig. 2 is a perspective view of a guard and pad used to treat the hair after it has been wound; Fig. 3 is a transverse sectional view through the pad shown in Fig. 2 and the structure shown in Fig. 1 after the app i Fig. 4 is a longitudinal vertical sectional view on an enlarged-scale of the structure shown in Fig. V

Fig. 5 is a transverse sectional view through Fig; 4 approximately on the line 5-5;

Fig. 6 is a transverse sectional view through Fig. 4 approximately on the line 6+6;

Fig. 7 is a view similar to Fig. 5 but showing. a bunch of hair clamped in place ready to be wound A Fig. 8 is a sectional view on an enlarged scale through Fig. 3 approximately on the line 8-8;

Fig. 9 is a detail fragmentary side view showing a modified form of clamping guard to that 40 illustrated in Fig. 4.

Referring to the accompanying drawing by numerals, I indicates a strand or bunch of hair extending from the head 2, with the end portion 3 wound'on a spool or drum 4 which may be .solid throughout but is preferably foraminous as shown particularly in Figs. 1 and 4. The drum 4 has a constricted portion 5 for accommodating the rotatable sleeve 6. This constricted portion is upset or riveted over at I so as to prevent sleeve 6 from moving off the drum while permitting the free rotation thereof.

When the device is in use, as shown in Fig. l, the thumb and finger of one hand grasp the bearing sleeve 6 and hold the'same while the thumb and finger of the other hand grasp the strap or hair has been wound and the pad retaining cord 8 and quickly rotate the same whereupon the bunch of hair I is quickly wound .on the drum. If desired, the thumb and finger of the operator could grasp the tubular extension 9 instead of the cord 8. The tubular extension 9 is constricted and slightly reduced in diameter at I0 and is also formed with radially extending beads or flanges II and I2, as shown particularly in Fig. 4. Between the flanges I l and I2 there is provided a freely rotatable sleeve 6' on which the resilient clamping member I3 is mounted, as hereinafter fully described. This clamping member or retainer is in the form of. a coil spring and normally has a tendency to hug the sleeve 6' between the heads H and 12. However, the retainer may be pulled to one side, as indicated in dotted lines in Fig. 4. A clamping bar I4 is pivotally connected with the retainer l3 so that it may be swung to the full line position shown in Fig. 4, or to the dotted position shown in said figure. A second retainer I3 is soldered or otherwise rigidly secured to the outer end of the bar l4. The retainer I3 is identical with retainer l3 and is adapted to be sprung over the .sleeve 6 when bar I4 is in use. This bar maybe round but preferably it is rectangular-in cross section and .is also preferably covered by a rubber sleeve or covering i5. The bar I 4 is provided with a pair of upstanding ears I4 shown particularly in Figs. 4 and 6, said ears slidingly fitting between the respective ears 2i and 22 which are. integral with or rigidly secured to the drum 4. These ears coact to prevent any twisting or side movement of the bar l4 when the same is in use as shown-in Fig. 8.

A clamping; member If! is provided, as shown in Fig. 4. This may be a bobby pin or a resilient U-shaped clamp of any desired structure. This clamp is provided "with an interior leg i8 held in place by a suitable bent-up portion 18, said bent-up portion being pressed from the drum 4. On the exterior of the drum 4 there is provided a longitudinal groove l6 which is adapted to accommodate'the exterior leg or section IQ of the clamp l1 and also some of the hair I as illustrated particularly in Fig. 7. The clamp I! may be held in place as just described or may be held in some other suitable manner provided the section I9 is positioned to readily pinch or clamp the end of the bunch of hair so that the hair may be wound on the drum. As the hair is wound the section l9 will move downwardly into the depression or groove 46, as indicated in Fig. 7, so that all but a small part of the hair at the outer end of the bunch is wound on top of the section I9. The bar It may be left in the position shown in Fig. 1 when winding the hair though preferably it is swung over to the dotted position shown in Fig. 4. The bar may be swung over immediately after the section l9 has clamped the end of the hair shown in Fig. '7, or may be swung over after one or two turns have been made. After the first turn or two the hair will build up and will gradually push the bar It radially outwardly with the retaining members l3 and I3 stI etched to accommodate the extra hair. This will cause the hair to be pulled and also act to hold the hair under tension after it has been wound. The friction of the rubber covering IS in a certain sense will grip and the gripping action of the coil spring or retainer l3 will function to prevent any reverse rotation of any of the parts. It will be noted that there are prgvided a pair of upstanding guiding ears 2| and 22 extending from the drum 4, as heretofore described, so as to coact with the guard H to prevent any lateral twisting movement of the bar HZ as during the winding operation or thereafter.

After the hair has been properly wound on the drum, as shown in Fig. 8, a pad carrying a suitable chemical may be applied to set or hold the hair in a permanent wave. As shown in Fig. 2 there is provided a pad 23 which carries a suitable chemical and which'is preferably moistened before itis applied. This pad is stitched or otherwise connected to the guard 24, which guard is placed against the slot 2, as shown in Fig. 3, when the device is in use. After the guard 24 and pad 23 have been arranged substantially as shown in Fig. 3, the resilient strap or cord 8 is swung over to the position shown in Figs. 3 and 8 and if the ferrule 25 is usedit is inserted as shown in Fig. 8. However, it has been found desirable to use a hook 25, as shown in Fig. 9, which hook may be inserted into the end of the drum 4, or may be hooked around the retainer l3. The hook 25 is preferably connected with or formed integral with a shank 25" clamped around the folded end of the cord 8, whereby the hook is held in place and also whereby a loop 8 is presented which acts as a handle to permit the desired manipulation. of the respective parts. When the cord 8 has thus been placed in position it will be properly clamped and will hold the pad 23 in its coiled position. The guard 24 may be made from metal, paper, or other suitable material, but is preferably formed from a single piece of material bent as shown in Figs. 2 and 3 so that there will be presented extending tabs 26 and 21 which have spurs 28 and 29 extending therefrom. When the parts are made from metal or similar material these spurs may be caused to penetrate the outer end of the pad 23 to hold the pad in place without the use ofthe cord 8. When the parts are to be used as just described the cord 8 is preferably cut away and thrown aside.

After the wound bunch of hair I has been subjected to treatment by the chemicals in the pad 23 for a desired length of time, the retaining cord 8, if used, is released from the position shown in Fig. 8. If the spurs 28 and 29 are used these are withdrawn from the pad 23 and the pad is uncoiled or removed from the bunch or strand of hair I, after which the pad 23 and guard 24 are moved away from the head and placed at any desired point. The retainer I3 is then pref erably removed and the bar 14 swung to the position shown in Fig. 4. Then the wound and set hair is grasped by the hand and the drum without the clamp I7 is pulled out of the wound hair in a direction to the right as shown in Fig. 4. The coiled bunch of hair may then be combed or otherwise treated as desired. v

Before the pad is applied a suitable lotion is applied to the hair which will give a desired per manent set tothe hair. If left alone sufficiently long ordinarily the lotion alone would take several hours to produce the desired set to the hair, but applying the chemically treated pad heat is generated and the lotion performs its function in a very short time, as for instance ten or fifteen minutes.

I claim:

l. A hair-waving apparatus including a drum on which hair is adapted to be wound a swingable clamping bar adapted to be arranged parallel to the drum, and resilient means for causing the clamping bar to maintain the hair under tension during the winding operation and after the winding operation has been completed.

2. A hair-waving apparatus including adrum on which hair is adapted. to be wound, a rotatable sleeve arranged adjacent each end of the drum, one of said sleeves being adapted to be grasped for holding the drum during the winding operation, means connected with the other end of the drum acting as means to be grasped and turned for rotating the drum, and a clamping structure for holding the hair against unwinding.

3. A hair-waving apparatus including a wind ing drum on which a bunch of hair is adapted to be wound, a bar arranged substantially parallel to the drum, a resilient friction covering for said bar, and spring means acting on said bar for causing the bar to press against the hair during the winding operation and after the winding operation has been completed.

4. A hair-waving apparatus including a drum on which a bunch of hair is adapted to be wound,

I a bar for clamping said hair during the winding operation and after it has been wound, a rubber covering for said bar for producing friction between the oar and the hair, and a coil spring connected with each end of said bar and surrounding portions of said drum for causing the bar to continuously press against the hair to retain the same under tension.

5. A hair-waving apparatus including a drum on which a bunch of hair is adapted to be wound, a clamping bar for clamping the hair so that it will remain under tension, a coil spring arranged in a circle adjacent each end of said drum, said bar having a coiled end surrounding part of one of said springs so that the bar will be pivotally mounted on the last-mentioned spring, and means for securing the other spring permanently to said bar, said last-mentioned spring being mountable and demountable with respect to the drum so that the last-mentioned spring may be demounted from the drum and swung to one side when the end of the bunch of hair is being first connected with the drum and then the bar may be swung to a position parallel with the drum and the last-mentioned spring mounted on the end portion of the drum, said springs acting to resiliently hold said bar as near said drum as possible.

6. A hair-waving apparatus including a-drum on which a bunch of hair is adapted to be wound, means fpr locking the hair under tension in a wound condition on said drum, a chemically treated pad surrounding said wound hair and on which hair is adapted to be wound, a chemically treated pad adapted to be placed over the wound hair, a'guard for spacing the pad and wound hair from the head of the person whose hair is being waved, and means coacting with the guard for holding the pad in a position surrounding said wound hair.

8. In a hair-waving apparatus, a pad adapted 20 to surround a bunch of wound hair, a guard substantially triangularly shaped in cross section, means for connecting one end of said pad permanently to said guard, and spurs carried by said guard adapted to be forced into one end 25 portion of said pad for holding the same in operative position.

9. A hair-waving apparatus including a drum on which a bunch of hair is adapted to be wound, means for maintaining the wound hair under so tension while in wound condition on said drum,

10. A hair-waving apparatus including a drum on which hair is adapted to be wound, a rotatable sleeve arranged adjacent each end of said drum, a coilspring arranged in a circle surrounding each of said sleeves, a tension bar swingably connected with one of said springs,- means for rigidly securing the other of said springs to the free end of said bar, said bar being provided near its pivotal point with a pair of upstanding ears, and means forming a'pair of spaced upstanding ears projecting from said drum near one end and positioned to receive the ears on said bar when the bar-is swung to a position parallel with the drum, whereby the bar cannot swing laterally.

11. A hair-waving apparatus including a drum formed with a longitudinal groove extending from one end to near the opposite end, a substantially U-shaped clamp straddling part of the drum with one section arranged interlorly of the drum and the other section positioned over said groove, said clamp including at one end a spring formation functioning to cause the arms of the clamp to pinch the hair whereby said other section will act as means for clamping the end of a bunch of hair to the drum so that when the hair is wound on the drum one section with some oi the hair will befforced into said groove by the action of said spring formation, and means carried by the drum preventing the unwinding oi said hair.

12. A hair-waving apparatus including a hollow drum, a substantially U-shaped clamp straddling part of the drum with one section of the clamp arranged interlorly of the drum and the other section positioned to extend over the outer surface thereof, saidclamp including at one end a spring formation functioning to cause said other section to pinch the hair against the outer surface of the drum, and means carried by the drum for preventing unwinding of the hair.

RAGNVALD G. LELAND. 

